Application of Derivatives

Question 1.
Find all the points of local maxima and local minima of the function f(x) = (x – 1)3 (x + 1)2
(a) 1, -1, -1/5
(b) 1, -1
(c) 1, -1/5
(d) -1, -1/5
Answer:
(a) 1, -1, -1/5

Question 2.
Find the local minimum value of the function f(x) = sin4x + cos4x, 0 < x < π

(a) 1

√2

(b) 1

√3
(c) 2

(d) 0
Answer:
(b) 1

Question 3.
Find the points of local maxima and local minima respectively for the function f(x) = sin 2x – x ,
where
π π
− ≤ x ≤
2 2

(a) ,
−π

6
π

(b) , 3
π −π

(c) ,
−π

3 3
π

(d) , π

6
−π

Answer:
(d) , π

6
−π

6
Question 4.
If y = ax−b

(x−1)(x−4)
has a turning point P(2, -1), then find the value of a and b respectively.
(a) 1, 2
(b) 2, 1
(c) 0, 1
(d) 1, 0
Answer:
(d) 1, 0

Question 5.
sinp θ cosq θ attains a maximum, when θ =
−−
p
(a) tan √
−1

p
(b) tan−1
(
q
)

(c) tan−1
q
q
(d) tan−1
(
p
)

Answer:
−
−
p
(a) tan−1
√
q

Question 6.
Find the maximum profit that a company can make, if the profit function is given by P(x) = 41 +
24x – 18x2.
(a) 25
(b) 43
(c) 62
(d) 49
Answer:
(d) 49

Question 7.
If y = x3 + x2 + x + 1, then y
(a) has a local minimum
(b) has a local maximum
(c) neither has a local minimum nor local maximum
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) neither has a local minimum nor local maximum

Question 8.
Find both the maximum and minimum values respectively of 3x4 – 8x3 + 12x2 – 48x + 1 on the
interval [1, 4].
(a) -63, 257
(b) 257, -40
(c) 257, -63
(d) 63, -257
Answer:
(c) 257, -63

Question 9.
It is given that at x = 1, the function x4 – 62x2 + ax + 9 attains its maximum value on the interval
[0, 2]. Find the value of a.
(a) 100
(b) 120
(c) 140
(d) 160
Answer:
(b) 120

Question 10.
The function f(x) = x5 – 5x4 + 5x3 – 1 has
(a) one minima and two maxima
(b) two minima and one maxima
(c) two minima and two maxima
(d) one minima and one maxima
Answer:
(d) one minima and one maxima

Question 11.
Find the height of the cylinder of maximum volume that can be is cribed in a sphere of radius a.
(a) 2a

(b) 2a

√3

(c) a

(d) a

Answer:
(b) 2a

√3

Question 12.
Find the volume of the largest cylinder that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius r cm.
3

(a) πr

3√ 3
2

(b) 4πr h

3√ 3
(c) 4πr3
3

(d) 4πr

3√ 3

Answer:
3

(d) 4πr

3√ 3

Question 13.
The area of a right-angled triangle of the given hypotenuse is maximum when the triangle is
(a) scalene
(b) equilateral
(c) isosceles
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) isosceles

Question 14.
Find the area of the largest isosceles triangle having perimeter 18 metres.
(a) 9√3
(b) 8√3
(c) 4√3
(d) 7√3
Answer:
(a) 9√3

Question 15.
2x3 – 6x + 5 is an increasing function, if
(a) 0 < x < 1
(b) -1 < x < 1
(c) x < -1 or x > 1
(d) -1 < x < − 1

Answer:
(c) x < -1 or x > 1

Question 16.
If f(x) = sin x – cos x, then interval in which function is decreasing in 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π, is
(a) [ 5π

6
,
3π

4
]

(b) [ π

4
,
π

2
]

(c) [ 3π

2
,
5π

2
]

(d) None of these

Answer:
(d) None of these

Question 17.
The function which is neither decreasing nor increasing in ( π

2
,
3π

2
) is
(a) cosec x
(b) tan x
(c) x2
(d) |x – 1|
Answer:
(a) cosec x

Question 18.
The function f(x) = tan-1 (sin x + cos x) is an increasing function in
(a) ( π

4
,
π

2
)

(b) (− π

2
,
π

2
)

(c) (0, π

2
)

(d) None of these

Answer:
(d) None of these

Question 19.
The function f(x) = x3 + 6x2 + (9 + 2k)x + 1 is strictly increasing for all x, if
(a) k > 3

(b) k < 3

(c) k ≥ 3

(d) k ≤ 3

Answer:
(a) k > 3

Question 20.
The point on the curves y = (x – 3)2 where the tangent is parallel to the chord joining (3, 0) and (4,
1) is
(a) (− 7

2
,
1

4
)

(b) ( 5

2
,
1

4
)

(c) (− 5

2
,
1

4
)
(d) ( 7

2
,
1

4
)

Answer:
(d) ( , 7

2
1

4
)

Question 21.
The slope of the tangent to the curve x = a sin t, y = a{cot t + log(tan )} at the point ‘t’ is
t

(a) tan t
(b) cot t
(c) tan t

(d) None of these

Answer:
(a) tan t

Question 22.
The equation of the normal to the curves y = sin x at (0, 0) is
(a) x = 0
(b) x + y = 0
(c) y = 0
(d) x – y = 0
Answer:
(b) x + y = 0

Question 23.
The tangent to the parabola x2 = 2y at the point (1, ) makes with the x-axis an angle of
1

(a) 0°
(b) 45°
(c) 30°
(d) 60°
Answer:
(b) 45°

Question 24.
The two curves x3 – 3xy2 + 5 = 0 and 3x2y – y3 – 7 = 0
(a) cut at right angles
(b) touch each other
(c) cut at an angle
π

(d) cut at an angle π

Answer:
(a) cut at right angles
Question 25.
The distance between the point (1, 1) and the tangent to the curve y = e2x + x2 drawn at the point
x=0
(a) 1

√5

(b) −1

√5

(c) 2

√5

(d) −2

√5

Answer:
(c) 2

√5

Question 26.
The tangent to the curve y = 2x2 -x + 1 is parallel to the line y = 3x + 9 at the point
(a) (2, 3)
(b) (2, -1)
(c) (2, 1)
(d) (1, 2)
Answer:
(d) (1, 2)

Question 27.
The tangent to the curve y = x2 + 3x will pass through the point (0, -9) if it is drawn at the point
(a) (0, 1)
(b) (-3, 0)
(c) (-4, 4)
(d) (1, 4)
Answer:
(b) (-3, 0)

Question 28.
Find a point on the curve y = (x – 2)2. at which the tangent is parallel to the chord joining the
points (2, 0) and (4, 4).
(a) (3, 1)
(b) (4, 1)
(c) (6,1)
(d) (5, 1)
Answer:
(a) (3, 1)

Question 29.
Tangents to the curve x2 + y2 = 2 at the points (1, 1) and (-1, 1) are
(a) parallel
(b) perpendicular
(c) intersecting but not at right angles
(d) none of these
Answer:
(b) perpendicular

Question 30.
If there is an error of 2% in measuring the length of a simple pendulum, then percentage error in
its period is
(a) 1%
(b) 2%
(c) 3%
(d) 4%
Answer:
(a) 1%

Question 31.
If there is an error of a% in measuring the edge of a cube, then percentage error in its surface area
is
(a) 2a%
(b) %
a

(c) 3a%
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) %
a

Question 32.
If the radius of a sphere is measured as 9 cm with an error of 0.03 cm, then find the approximating
error in calculating its volume.
(a) 2.46π cm3
(b) 8.62π cm3
(c) 9.72π cm3
(d) 7.46π cm3
Answer:
(c) 9.72π cm3

Question 33.
Find the approximate value of f(3.02), where f(x) = 3x2 + 5x + 3
(a) 45.46
(b) 45.76
(c) 44.76
(d) 44.46
Answer:
(a) 45.46

Question 34.
f(x) = 3x2 + 6x + 8, x ∈ R
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) -8
(d) does not exist
Answer:
(d) does not exist

Question 35.
The radius of a cylinder is increasing at the rate of 3 m/s and its height is decreasing at the rate of
4 m/s. The rate of change of volume when the radius is 4 m and height is 6 m, is
(a) 80π cu m/s
(b) 144π cu m/s
(c) 80 cu m/s
(d) 64 cu m/s
Answer:
(a) 80π cu m/s

Question 36.
The sides of an equilateral triangle are increasing at the rate of 2 cm/s. The rate at which the area
increases, when the side is 10 cm, is
(a) √3 cm2/s
(b) 10 cm2/s
(c) 10√3 cm2/s
(d) 10

√3
cm2/s
Answer:
(c) 10√3 cm2/s

Question 37.
A particle is moving along the curve x = at2 + bt + c. If ac = b2, then particle would be moving
with uniform
(a) rotation
(b) velocity
(c) acceleration
(d) retardation
Answer:
(c) acceleration

Question 38.
The distance ‘s’ metres covered by a body in t seconds, is given by s = 3t2 – 8t + 5. The body will
stop after
(a) 1 s
(b) s
3

(c) s
4

(d) 4 s
Answer:
(c) s
4

Question 39.
The position of a point in time ‘t’ is given by x = a + bt – ct2, y = at + bt2. Its acceleration at time
‘t’ is
(a) b – c
(b) b + c
(c) 2b – 2c
− −−−−−
(d) 2√b + c
2
2

Answer:
− −−−−−
(d) 2√b + c
2
2

Question 40.
The function f(x) = log (1 + x) – 2x

2+x
is increasing on
(a) (-1, ∞)
(b) (-∞, 0)
(c) (-∞, ∞)
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) (-1, ∞)

Question 41.
2x

f (x) = (
e

e
2x
−1

+1
) is
(a) an increasing function
(b) a decreasing function
(c) an even function
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) an increasing function
Question 42.
The function f(x) = cot-1 x + x increases in the interval
(a) (1, ∞)
(b) (-1, ∞)
(c) (0, ∞)
(d) (-∞, ∞)
Answer:
(d) (-∞, ∞)

Question 43.
The function f(x) = x

log x
increases on the interval
(a) (0, ∞)
(b) (0, e)
(c) (e, ∞)
(d) none of these
Answer:
(c) (e, ∞)

Question 44.
The length of the longest interval, in which the function 3 sin x – 4sin3x is increasing, is
(a)π

(b)π

(c)
3π

(d) π
Answer:
(a)π

Question 45.
The coordinates of the point on the parabola y2 = 8x which is at minimum distance from the circle
x2 + (y + 6)2 = 1 are
(a) (2, -4)
(b) (18, -12)
(c) (2, 4)
(d) none of these
Answer:
(a) (2, -4)

Question 46.
The distance of that point on y = x4 + 3x2 + 2x which is nearest to the line y = 2x – 1 is
(a) 3

√5
(b) 4

√5

(c) 2

√5

(d) 1

√5

Answer:
(d) 1

√5

Question 47.
The function f(x) = x + has
4

(a) a local maxima at x = 2 and local minima at x = -2

(b) local minima at x = 2, and local maxima at x = -2
(c) absolute maxima at x = 2 and absolute minima at x = -2
(d) absolute minima at x = 2 and absolute maxima at x = -2
Answer:
(b) local minima at x = 2, and local maxima at x = -2

Question 48.
The combined resistance R of two resistors R1 and R2 (R1, R2 > 0) is given by 1

R
=
1

R1
+
1

R2
. If
R1 + R2 = C (a constant), then maximum resistance R is obtained if
(a) R1 > R2
(b) R1 < R2
(c) R1 = R2
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) R1 = R2

Question 49.
Find the height of a cylinder, which is open at the top, having a given surface area, greatest
volume and of radius r.
(a) r
(b) 2r
(c) r

(d) 3πr

Answer:
(a) r